Helen’s Wood

Helen’s Wood is a forest in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Helen’s Wood is situated nearby to the locality Linklater, as well as near the hamlet Windwick.

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Tomb of the Eagles.

South Ronaldsay

Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.

Tomb of the Eagles

Grassland

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The Tomb of the Eagles, or Isbister Chambered Cairn, is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on a cliff edge at Isbister on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland.

Cairns O‘ The Bu

Archaeological site

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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.

Sandwick

Locality

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Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay".

Brough Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Ness is a locality.

Herston

Hamlet

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.

Helen’s Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.764° or 58° 45′ 50″ north

Longitude

-2.9497° or 2° 56′ 59″ west

Open location code

9CCVQ372+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 636096592

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Site: Iron Age broch and settlement and Olav’s Wood.

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